Ben chatted with his mother for a while.
Lying on the hotel bed, he found it difficult to fall asleep.
Today was his first day after transmigrating. He hadn't expected so much to happen in just one day.
Although there had been many twists and turns, Ben was very satisfied with today's gains.
He had obtained the coveted Great Superman bloodline and confirmed that artificial sunlight also had an effect on it.
That was enough!
Thinking about the possibility of becoming a god on Earth in the future, Ben became so excited that he couldn't sleep.
After a while, he picked up his phone again, opened a short video app, and searched for videos of global experts.
Unexpectedly, he found a lot.
The first video was about a famous powerhouse from the Western Federal States named Ethan Smith.
In the video, due to the impact of sea waves, many ships collided at a port; engines were damaged, ships caught fire, and people were trapped inside.
When firefighters were helpless, Ethan appeared.
He was a thin, middle-aged white man who looked quite ordinary, but his entrance was spectacular.
He flew in from the distant horizon like a deity!
After arriving, he floated in mid-air, raised one hand, and waved toward the trapped ships.
Instantly, all the ships floated up into the sky.
He easily controlled the ships with one hand, moving the burning ones toward the firefighters and returning the intact ones to the sea.
This scene looked like a miracle!
Ben widened his eyes in amazement.
He immediately recognized Ethan's ability—it was similar to Magneto's from Marvel's X-Men!
Moreover, Ethan seemed relaxed even while controlling so many ships at once, implying his strength was at least comparable to Magneto's.
The video was extremely popular, gathering millions of comments.
Ben browsed through them and noticed that netizens were as amazed as he was.
He continued browsing.
The second video showed a middle-aged woman from North America named Aurora.
She possessed the Natural Tie・Ice-Ice Fruit ability—similar to Admiral Aokiji's from One Piece.
The video captured the arrival of a super tsunami caused by a major earthquake.
The tsunami, hundreds of meters high, swept across the endless sea and surged toward the coastline, blotting out the sky.
Facing such a massive disaster, most humans fled in panic, while some simply froze in despair.
Just as the tsunami was about to crash into the land, Aurora shot in like a sharp arrow!
"Ice Age!"
With a delicate shout, freezing rays burst from her palms.
The moment the rays touched the tsunami, an astonishing scene occurred—the enormous wave instantly froze solid, turning into an immense ice sculpture.
In just a few breaths, the tsunami was immobilized.
Even though Ben had seen similar scenes in fiction, this real-world display left him speechless.
Checking the comments, he learned that this incident had happened in April last year, and even after more than a year, the frozen tsunami still hadn't completely melted.
Next, there were even more videos showcasing strong individuals.
For instance, in the Middle East, a powerhouse with the Goro Goro no Mi ability fought off a monster tide.
The human army couldn't resist, but the expert flew in, turned into a giant sphere of light, and unleashed endless flashes, obliterating the monsters.
There was also a famous expert in another region who possessed the Hulk bloodline.
Once he transformed, he became unstoppable—even missiles couldn't harm him!
Terrifying!
Powerful!
"It seems the top experts of this world are even more numerous and stronger than I thought!"
Ben's expression grew solemn.
He muttered:
"Although I've obtained the Kryptonian bloodline, I must keep a low profile until I become stronger."
Luckily, heaven-defying abilities like Professor X, Apocalypse, and Phoenix hadn't appeared.
Ben speculated that the Holy Land must have intentionally avoided granting abilities that could overly disrupt the balance.
He browsed more videos, finding many strong individuals worldwide.
Oddly enough, he found very few videos of American experts.
Only some voluntarily showcased their powers.
Ben immediately realized why—the government had likely imposed information restrictions.
"As expected of America," he chuckled, "always keeping things low-key."
Curious, Ben searched for information about America's top experts.
America had a large population and countless powerful individuals.
Debates raged online about who was the strongest.
However, one name was mentioned the most: Starc.
He was said to be a true martial artist, with a unique move called "Kamehameha" that had once killed a King-level monster on the extraterritorial battlefield.
This was the first recorded case of a King-level monster being slain, and Starc was thus hailed as the strongest human in America.
Reading all this, Ben had a headache.
"This world… is a chaotic mix of various elements!"
He pondered the origins of the Holy Land.
According to folklore and the internet, the Holy Land was humanity's savior.
More than a hundred years ago, monsters invaded Earth, and humanity almost perished.
At that desperate moment, Holy Crystals fell from the sky, allowing humanity to discover the Holy Land and access powerful abilities.
Thanks to the Holy Land, strong humans emerged, enabling humanity to drive the monsters back and survive.
Without the Holy Land, human civilization might have long been wiped out.
Yet something bothered Ben even more than the Holy Land—the disappearance of sunlight.
He couldn't find any information online about the phenomenon.
That worried him deeply.
"If some terrifying existence is devouring the sun…"
Ben's face darkened at the thought.
Even the strongest experts would be useless if the sun was destroyed.
Without the sun's gravitational pull, Earth would drift aimlessly through space.
If lucky, it would become a frozen wasteland, much like The Wandering Earth movie; if unlucky, it could be captured by a different galaxy and destroyed entirely.
Ben speculated that the government's push for light-energy research was likely because they were aware of the sun's eventual disappearance.
Frowning, Ben's thoughts grew heavier.